Turk Mountain
Turk Mountain rises to 899 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill Run Shelter, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 899 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 7.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turk Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 1 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Crimora Lake Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Ramsey Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Davis Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Pond Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Crimora Park: 3.5 mi
- North Park: 5.3 mi
- Constitution Park: 6.1 mi
- Playground: 6.6 mi
- Rife Park: 6.9 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 14.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 14.5 mi
- Watering Can: 14.6 mi
- Flower Pots: 14.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 1.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 3.1 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mirador: 6.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 8.9 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 9.5 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.3 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 13.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 11.3 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 15.8 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.4 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 6.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 8.7 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 10.2 mi
- Dripping Rock: 14.7 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 14.8 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 9.8 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 10.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 14.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 4.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 4.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 15.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 16.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 18.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 4.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 10.4 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 13.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 15.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 16.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 8.8 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 19.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 23.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 11.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 12.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 12.1 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 15.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.3 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Canada: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Turk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NE 40° | 1,033 m | 11.0 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,025 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NE 38° | 1,010 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | ESE 115° | 964 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NE 44° | 954 m | 10.5 mi |
| Blackrock | NNE 27° | 944 m | 7.3 mi |
| Calf Mountain | SSE 163° | 908 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pinestand Mountain | NNE 32° | 906 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566758
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
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